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Romantic Times Rewind: April 2006 Reviews

Smart Podcast Trashy Books Romantic Times Rewind

In this week’s podcast episode, we’re looking at the book reviews for the April 2006 issue of Romantic Times, aka RT Book Club. Every time we do one of these recaps, the masthead has a 65% chance of being different. It keeps us on our toes! Special and massive thanks to Kay Layton Sisk for sending me this issue! You can also find all the RTRW content at our category page for Romantic Times Rewind.  And, … Continue reading Romantic Times Rewind: April 2006 Reviews

Books On Sale

Heists, CEOs, & More

Books on Sale: Say You’re Sorry by Karen Rose & More

RECOMMENDED: Say You’re Sorry by Karen Rose is $1.99! Carrie, who is not normally a romantic suspense reader, was tempted by the setting of Sacramento. She gave it a B+:

In general I don’t think Romantic Suspense will ever be my favorite genre, but I certainly found this example to be emotional and gripping, and it did a good job of including romance without making me feel that the violence was being used as some sort of adrenaline-providing backdrop.

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Books On Sale

Highlanders, Romantic Suspense, & More

Books on Sale: The Proposal by Mary Balogh & More

The Proposal by Mary Balogh is $2.99! This is the first book in her Survivor’s Club series, which is a favorite amongst the Bitchery. Readers loved the hero, Hugo, but I will admit I’ve never read a Balogh that I wasn’t “meh” about. Balogh fans, what do you love about her books?

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Book Review

Say You’re Sorry by Karen Rose

Say You’re Sorry

Ah, Sacramento. My hometown. We are the home of lovely trees and rivers. We have also been the home of Dorothea Puente, the “Death House Landlady,” The Vampire of Sacramento, The Golden State Killer, and the headline, “Woman With Skull on Stick Leads Police to Body.” So I guess it makes sense that Karen Rose’s new romantic suspense series is set in Sacramento. I don’t normally read romantic suspense, but since the first book is … Continue reading Say You’re Sorry by Karen Rose